Les couleurs de Tôkyô

This series Les couleurs de Tôkyô has been inspired by a trip of several months in and around Tôkyô and in these images I want to explore the daily life of some Japanese. Japan is a country of contradictions both fascinating and confusing. These triptychs illustrate this country where tradition is never far from modernity. Japan, a codified country where extremely perfectionist people become a ruthless work machine. Everyday life is set like a metronome but with an incredible technological creativity also involving arts and crafts. The «beautiful» to console the heart. Discreet elegance can be found in every detail as well as in words and attitudes. Japanese tirelessly seek to control and anticipate the weather, the environment - particularly cruel - and people's behaviour. For every Japanese, mistakes and failures become sources of challenge and improvement . I want to illustrate their contrasts, sometimes far from our Western mind. In this series, I am honoring courageous Japanese people who support each other and who can be both paradoxical and enriching. Japan - April and October to December 2012